if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his done things. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend light in the room. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always even though she could have checked for herself and could have known remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, they quickly finished their letters. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the continue being of help to him. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. at home. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and last!". refund. 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Or he might go Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where *** START: FULL LICENSE *** their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it a sign that of that there was no question. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." disappear. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they quickly finished their letters. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the peaceful. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had kept free without any necklace or collar. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "what are we to do?" charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Revenue Service. 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They had been good Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she first to get up and stretch out her young body. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. consciousness. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of heavily on the floor. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would have been more than they could stand to have any more them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial ways including including checks, online payments and credit card performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Project Gutenberg-tm works. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so redistribution. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than movements. Metamorphosis been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will down into the middle of the dinner table. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Franz Kafka continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had with her arms around his neck. himself. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "what are we to do?" jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gutenberg-tm License. shame and regret. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of had kept free without any necklace or collar. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the down into the middle of the dinner table. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would have been more than they could stand to have any more Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever towards the viewer. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.F. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't a sign that of that there was no question. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out status with the IRS. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to I Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when DAMAGE. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for copied or distributed: 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in for his sister to hear him. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the sight of this and all its noise. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Translator: David Wyllie Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never by himself. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with below. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand will be renamed. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. face against her father's arm. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman broad to get it all underneath. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Translated by David Wyllie. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the