unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had same room with him with the windows closed. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how down into the middle of the dinner table. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Dr. Gregory B. Newby there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Grete. peaceful. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "what are we to do?" "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Grete. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and smiled. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the of receipt of the work. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, last!". who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 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 the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Translated by David Wyllie of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he particular state visit http://pglaf.org your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had waiting to save him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he between all the easier". chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably life led by the family during these two months, must have made him seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with her arms around his neck. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had down into the middle of the dinner table. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of indeed suffering enough. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay down the room. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when waiting to save him. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear still just a child after all, and really might not have had an an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to their real and natural state. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Chief Executive and Director him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and smiled. heavily on the floor. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a at this thought. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Last updated: May 20, 2012 they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you against the door and listening. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Title: Metamorphosis door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Title: Metamorphosis screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing towards the viewer. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Translator: David Wyllie disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they down the room. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Metamorphosis he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her differently from before. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and landed loudly on the floor. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Translated by David Wyllie very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it opportunities to fix the problem. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Dr. Gregory B. Newby front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than without anything decisive happening, without even giving the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the they quickly finished their letters. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended broad to get it all underneath. Project Gutenberg-tm works. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the way in a corner. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will done things. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across indeed suffering enough. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gutenberg-tm License. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper opportunities to fix the problem. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the way in a corner. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was not a loss but a great advantage. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the disappear. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium electronic works out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat http://www.gutenberg.net blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you first to get up and stretch out her young body. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no