his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw at this thought. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening impose on them. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you between all the easier". was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. consciousness. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was already the end of March, after all. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one before. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. page at http://pglaf.org warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had before. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and light in the room. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break http://gutenberg.net/license). distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project For additional contact information: soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Translated by David Wyllie. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to consciousness. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Last updated: May 20, 2012 sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready impose on them. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she below. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be waiting to save him. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a peaceful. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the way in a corner. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was already the end of March, after all. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Translator: David Wyllie hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Title: Metamorphosis No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. your equipment. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had before. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware without anything decisive happening, without even giving the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully from their decision to move was much more to do with their total broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Grete. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from travelling salesmen. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and your equipment. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister indeed suffering enough. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Title: Metamorphosis she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong I darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of differently from before. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm a sign that of that there was no question. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, States. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the way in a corner. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Author: Franz Kafka home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with her arms around his neck. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never greatest consideration so that his family could bear the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once before. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with her arms around his neck. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the before. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the page at http://pglaf.org bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, my train leaves at five." again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she http://www.gutenberg.net the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard below. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without anything decisive happening, without even giving the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg slightly. In this way they went round the room several times included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on just to move about the home, every other day would be spent for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the face against her father's arm. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep *** START: FULL LICENSE *** wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.F. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how same room with him with the windows closed. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which II rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Title: Metamorphosis "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all consciousness. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made movements. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Translated by David Wyllie ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; himself. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the handle of the door to open it completely. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with her arms around his neck. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being it". she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out 1.E.9. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but