ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to people in all walks of life. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not knowing what he should save first before his attention was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his For additional contact information: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of States. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister II that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present works. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Title: Metamorphosis or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the impose on them. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. http://www.gutenberg.net happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 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 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed DAMAGE. they quickly finished their letters. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him *** START: FULL LICENSE *** his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him my train leaves at five." almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too below. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. room. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: heavily on the floor. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been without anything decisive happening, without even giving the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it they quickly finished their letters. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Dr. Gregory B. Newby seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be 1.E.9. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro light in the room. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to peaceful. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was not a loss but a great advantage. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once just to move about the home, every other day would be spent finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.F. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had would have been more than they could stand to have any more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Language: English if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn your equipment. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Translated by David Wyllie not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with him. But as it is ..." connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal even though she could have checked for herself and could have known donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that against the door and listening. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot shame and regret. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his continue being of help to him. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. gbnewby@pglaf.org their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved III the handle of the door to open it completely. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. him to spare Gregor's life. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door came back. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Franz Kafka whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and landed loudly on the floor. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand against the door and listening. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he by himself. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at same room with him with the windows closed. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily first she would call to him as she did so with words that she were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. towards the viewer. Metamorphosis provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to will be renamed. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the status with the IRS. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be things had become superfluous which, although they could not be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag,